Nour Youssef

Nour Youssef
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-07-18) 18 July 2005
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Position Forward
Youth career
2018–2019 SV Adler Berlin
2020–2022 1. FC Union Berlin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 1. FC Union Berlin 34 (16)
2024–2025 Viktoria Berlin 5 (0)
International career
2024– Palestine 6 (3)
2025– Palestine (futsal) 3 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nour Youssef (Arabic: نُور يُوسُف; born 18 July 2005) is a footballer who plays as a forward. She last played for Regionalliga Nordost club Viktoria Berlin. Born in Germany, she plays for the Palestine national football team and the Palestine national futsal team.

Early life

Youssef was born in Germany to a Palestinian father and a Kosovar-Albanian mother, and holds German, Palestinian, and Albanian nationalities.[1]

Club career

Youssef has played for the 1. FC Union Berlin youth team since 2020. In July 2022, at the age of 16, she was integrated into the senior team.[2][3][4]

International career

Youssef was first called up by coach Amer Khair to join the Palestione senior national team in February 2024, and was named for Palestine's final squad for the 2024 WAFF Women's Championship.[5] She made her full international debut against Iraq on 20 February 2024, scoring a brace in the same match.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 March 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB Pokal Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1. FC Union Berlin 2022–23 Frauen-Regionalliga 2313––2313
2023–24 Frauen-Regionalliga 113––113
Total 3416––3416
Career total 3416––3416

International

As of 29 May 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Palestine 202463
202511
Total74
Scores and results list Palestine goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Youssef goal.
List of international goals scored by Nour Youssef
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
120 February 2024Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Iraq1–03–02024 WAFF Women's Championship
22–0
–15 May 2024Dublin, Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland Bohemian2–12–1Non-FIFA Friendly
329 November 2024Doha, Qatar Saudi Arabia1–01–0Friendly
429 May 2025Beirut, Lebanon Lebanon1–01–1
55 July 2025Dushanbe, Tajikistan Tajikistan2–03–02026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
63–0
72 December 2025Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Jordan1–31–32025 WAFF Women's Championship

References

  1. ↑ "ورقة تعريفية عن لاعبة كرة قدم نسائية من أصول فلسطينية في ألمانيا" [A profile of a female football player of Palestinian origin in Germany] (in Arabic). 6 March 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2024 – via Instagram.
  2. ↑ "ZEHN NEUZUGÄNGE FÜR DIE EISERNEN LADIES" [TEN NEW ADDITIONS FOR THE IRON LADIES.]. fc-union-berlin.de (in German). 11 August 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Tor-Festival in Adlershof und die Frage nach Rani Khediras Zukunft" [Goal celebration in Adlershof and the question about Rani Khedira's future.]. textilvergehen.de (in German). 26 September 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Interview mit Nour Youssef I Frauen" [Interview with Nour Youssef I Women]. aftv-online.de (in German). 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "FOUR UNION PLAYERS NOMINATED FOR THEIR NATIONAL TEAM". fc-union-berlin.de. 1. FC Union Berlin. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "في افتتاح بطولة غرب آسيا.. سيدات فلسطين يتفوقن على نظيراتهن العراقيات بثلاثية نظيفة" [In the opening of the West Asian Championship, Palestinian women outperform their Iraqi counterparts with a clean 3-0 victory.]. pfa.ps (in Arabic). Palestinian Football Association. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Nour Youssef SPIELERINNENPROFIL - DATEN ZUR PERSON" (in German).